New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- Former India cricketer Irfan Pathan voiced his concern for the national team ahead of the Asia Cup 2025 by highlighting a noticeable drop in the fielding standards by Suryakumar Yadav's men. Coming into this tournament as a no.1 ranked T20I side, the Men in Blue maintained their reputation by advancing to the summit clash with an unbeaten record on Wednesday after getting better of Bangladesh in the Super 4 stage.

Known to be one of the strongest fielding sides in the competition, the Indian team dropped as many as five catches against Bangladesh, including four chances off opener Saif Hassan, who went on to score 69. Although India's final opponents aren't finalised yet, but such fielding errors can cost the defen...